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Messy Mourning, Part 2

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule, and friends often don’t know what to say.

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Messy Mourning, Part 1

Loving parents can do everything right and still watch their grown child slip out of reach.

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Never Alone Widows, Part 2

How do you rebuild after the unimaginable loss of a spouse?

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Never Alone Widows, Part 1

Losing one’s spouse is devastating, but losing two before age 31 is unimaginable.

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A Place Called Heaven: Surprising Truths About Eternity

Have you ever wondered what Heaven will be like? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson interviews his friend, Dr. Robert Jeffress, to discuss his book, A Place Called Heaven: 10 Surprising Truths About Your Eternal Home.

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Losing Cooper – Part 2

Today on Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his inspiring conversation with J.J. and Melanie Jasper about the devastating, unexpected loss of their son, Cooper. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you may understand the term “being ambushed by grief.” It is believing you have turned a corner and somehow overcome your terrible loss, when all of a sudden, that grief pounds you to the ground like a tidal wave! Coming from this place of sheer brokenness, J.J. and Melanie plead with listeners that this is exactly the time to run toward the Lord, not back away from Him. Find forgiveness and comfort as only God’s grace can provide.

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Losing Cooper – Part 1

“God’s plan is perfect, though it might not always be painless.” These are not easy words to believe, especially when tragedy strikes and you lose your only son. On this edition of Family Talk, J.J. and Melanie Jasper share with Dr. James Dobson their heartbreaking story about the loss of their young son, Cooper. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Discover the true hope that the Jasper family found in Jesus as they walked through this tragic time in their lives.

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A Place Called Heaven: Surprising Truths About Eternity

Have you ever wondered what Heaven will be like? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson interviews his friend, Dr. Robert Jeffress, to discuss his book, A Place Called Heaven: 10 Surprising Truths About Your Eternal Home. The two men also talk about age-old topics such as near-death experiences, what our jobs will be in Heaven, and who will be there. Philippians 3:20-21 says, “But our citizenship is in Heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

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Death, Faith, and Perspective

It is so important to understand that God's value system is entirely different from our own—and His is correct. In human eyes, death is viewed as the ultimate defeat—the final tragedy. As such, it hangs over our heads from early childhood like the sword of Damocles.

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Living Through the Loss of a Spouse – Part 2

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues interviewing Dee Brestin to discuss life after the loss of her husband, Steve. Dee shares how she coped after his passing, just 21 months prior to this interview. Learn how she discovered there can still be purpose and blessing, and even the possibility for the soul to be renewed through the pain and loss of a loved one. Psalm 147:3 says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

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